in three years in a hotly-contested race between him and teammate Jerry Codiñera for the coveted award. Opening ceremonies The muses for the participating teams are as follows: Champions All-Filipino Cup: Coney Island Ice Cream Stars Commissioner's Cup: Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs Governors Cup: San Miguel Beermen Team with best win–loss percentage: San Miguel Beermen (46–25, .648) Best Team of the Year: San Miguel Beermen (4th) All-Filipino Cup Elimination round Quarterfinal round Playoffs Third place playoffs |} Finals |} Commissioner's Cup Elimination round Semifinal round Third place playoffs |} Finals |} Best Import of the Conference: Ronnie Thompkins (Swift) Governors' Cup Elimination round Semifinal round Third place playoffs |} Finals |} Best Import of the Conference: Kenny Travis (San Miguel) Awards Most Valuable Player: Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods) Rookie of the Year: Jun Limpot (Sta. Lucia) Sportsmanship Award: Samboy Lim (San Miguel) Most Improved Player: Vergel Meneses (Swift) Coach of the Year: Chot Reyes (Purefoods) Defensive Player of the Year: Alvin Teng (San Miguel) Mythical Five: Alfonso Solis (Swift) Ato Agustin (San Miguel) Jerry Codiñera (Purefoods) Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods) Nelson Asaytono (Swift) Mythical Second Team: Allan Caidic (San Miguel) Samboy Lim (San Miguel) Jun Limpot (Sta. Lucia) Vergel Meneses (Swift) Alvin Teng (San Miguel) All Defensive Team: Jerry Codiñera (Purefoods) Glenn Capacio (Purefoods) Alvin Teng (San Miguel) Arturo dela Cruz (San Miguel) Jun Limpot (Sta. Lucia) Awards given by the PBA Press Corps Mr. Quality Minutes: Olsen Racela (Purefoods) Humanitarian/Citizenship Award: Chito Loyzaga (Ginebra) Comeback Player of the Year: Paul Alvarez (Sta. Lucia) Mr. Clutch: Alfonso Solis (Swift) Role Player of the Year: Glenn Capacio (Purefoods) Newsmaker of the Year: Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods) Referee of the Year: Ernesto de Leon Cumulative standings References PBA